The church, the state and women's bodies in the context of religious fundamentalism in the Philippines

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 96-103

  Ruiz Austria, Carolina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

contraception; fundamentalism; law and policy; Philippines; reproductive rights; Roman Catholic church; separation of church and state

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MIFEPRISTONE;

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MOTIVATION; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUALITY;

EID: 7544241196     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(04)24152-0     Document Type: Article

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